AN EXAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SURCHARGE MECHANISM OF BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORPORATION FOR THE SIX-MONTH BILLING PERIODS ENDING JANUARY 31, 2012 AND JULY 31, 2012, AND THE PASS THROUGH MECHANISM OF ITS THREE MEMBER DISTRIBUTION COOPERATIVES

Order Entered:
1. The amounts billed by Big Rivers through its environmental surcharge for the period August 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, and for the period February 1, 2012 through July 31, 2012 are approved.
2. The amounts billed by Jackson Purchase and Kenergy through their respective environmental surcharge pass-through mechanisms for the period August 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, and for the period February 1 2012 through July 31, 2012 for all customers with dedicated delivery points are approved. The amounts billed by the Member Cooperatives through their respective environmental surcharge pass-through mechanisms for the period September 1, 2011 through February 28, 2012, and for the period March 1, 2012 through August 31, 2012 for their retail
customers are approved.

Order Entered: The Commission, on its own motion, hereby amends the procedural schedule previously issued in this case. There being no intervenors in this case, the last day for Big Rivers and its three member cooperatives, Kenergy Corp., Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, to request a hearing or request that this case be submitted for decision based on the
record shall be ten days from the date of issuance of this Order.

Order Entered: The Commission, on its own motion, hereby reschedules the February 5, 2013 Informal Conference to Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, and Orders that Big Rivers Electric Corporation may appear telephonically at the Informal Conference. All questions related to this Informal Conference should be made to Faith Burns, Commission Staff Attorney, at (502) 564-3940, 502-782-2582, or Faith . Burns@ ky.gov.

1. Big Rivers and each of its three Member Cooperatives listed in footnote 2 shall be made parties to this case.
2. "The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be followed in this proceeding.
3. Big Rivers shall, by the date set forth in Appendix A, file its prepared direct testimony in support of the reasonableness of the application of its environmental surcharge mechanism and the three Member Cooperatives, or Big Rivers on their behalf, shall file by that date their prepared direct testimony in support of the reasonableness of the application of the pass-through mechanism during the periods
under review. Within seven days of the Commission’s granting intervention to a party, Big Rivers shall provide the party with a copy of its monthly environmental surcharge reports as filed with the Commission for the review period. 7. Big Rivers’ monthly environmental surcharge reports and supporting data for the review periods shall be incorporated by reference into the record of this case. 8. The Commission does not look favorably upon motions for continuance. Accordingly, motions for extensions of time with respect to the schedule herein shall be
made in writing and will be granted only upon a showing of good cause. 9. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Commission from entering further Orders in this matter.